The Case for Africa – The Real Estate Angle – Knowledge is King
By Nick Lambert
Many companies are being attracted to Africa by relatively low labour costs, burgeoning economies
Can the West Get Out of Its (Self-Made) Cul-de-Sac?
By Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett
In recent years, the limits on America’s ability to shape important outcomes in the Middle East unilaterally—or even...
The Domestic and the Foreign: Mutual Entanglement Through Social Diversity
By Christopher Hill
Foreign and domestic policies have always interacted. But now, especially in developed democracies, they are mutually entangled in new ways, through the...
Overview of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Middle East
By Dima Jamali
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Middle East has distinctive roots and unique expressions that do not always mirror the current understanding...
Africa’s Green Revolution? Raising Awareness of New Rice Crops for Africa (NERICAs)
By Aliou Diagne, Steven Glover, Ben Groom and Jonathan Phillips
A Green Revolution in West African agriculture will rely on new technologies such as NERICA...
Leading through Engagement: Creating Foundations for the Africa of Tomorrow, Today.
By Sean Culey
Africa is at a tipping point. It is poised for growth, but the question is whether this growth will be based on...
The Year of Iran: Tehran’s Challenge to American Hegemony in 2014
By Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett
In 1979, Iran shocked the world—and directly confronted America’s hegemonic ambitions in the Middle East—by charting its own...
Writing Theory from the South: The Global Order from an African Perspective
By Jean Comaroff & John L. Comaroff
Western thought has, from the first, regarded the non-West as a place of antiquarian traditions and unprocessed data....
Preparing Rice Farmers for Climate Change: Dissemination of Submergence Tolerant Rice in India
By Takashi Yamano, Maria Luz Malabayabas & Manzoor H. Dar
Due to climate change, the frequency of floods and droughts is expected to increase. To...
Eastern and Western Ideas for African Growth: Diversity and Complementarity in Development Aid
By Izumi Ohno & Kenichi Ohno
The West and the East approach economic development differently. The Europeans and Americans stress free and fair business climate,...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
The Performance and Transformation Orchestrator: The CFO’s New Mandate in the Age of AI
By Terence Tse
CFOs are evolving into AI-driven transformation orchestrators, balancing finance, technology, and strategy while upskilling teams, managing risks, and driving measurable business value.
A key insight from this year’s AI for CFOs event, organized...
